Mike at the table = voice of reason: Taking every set to failure = too much damage and systemic fatigue compromising your next workout. Mike having a guest = Take every set to failure
but you notice he said, 2 sets per muscle cause he fatigues faster cause hes a bigger dude with bigger muscles. They are going to failure, but arent doing a ton of sets and causing real systemic fatigue. You need to find the balance between reps - whats failure- and how many sets you should do for your body to create enough stimulus without over compromising your system.
Since i discovered Dr. Mike's content on here a couple weeks ago my gains, pumps and physique has truly changed drastically, i literally watch nothing else, ive watched some videos multiple times, my technique, form, full ROM has improved to no end, im so grateful to have this experience
We really need to start talking about finasteride Monoxidil and hair transplants in the fitness world a lot younger . Damn shame this guy didn’t need to suffer this damn young
It's amazing from how many angles you can attack a muscle that is generally considered to move in only two directions. I will keep this in mind for my workout after work this morning. I've been getting lazier with age (pushing 50) and I really do need the motivation to get my shit together. I really need to start looking at training differently. There are just so many ways to fry a muscle and I've let myself get too complacent. I can't hit it like I did back in the day, but I can still alter my workouts to make them more effective. I need more videos like this to get my creative juices flowing. Thank you for the inspiration.
Blake, I post every day in r/bodybuilding and I never would've noticed this was you if someone on the daily discussion thread hadn't linked me the video of you directly. Good shit my man!
The muscle is cool but I'll trade 50% of that if that means I can keep my hair on my head in stead of my shoulders and the dickskin down below exclusively and not all over... That's not even talking about the tiny nuts and weekly needles. I also don't need 35 year old women to turn me down because I'm too old at 23
Blake is the man! I met him at the dragons layer and the dude is going to be a threat as a pro. Incredibly humble dude and I’m excited to see what’s next for him. 🙏
Great refresher. Saw your earlier video on bb scull trushers and implemented them into my routine. However, after watching this video I see that my form was daresay tf off. Good look Doc.
Dr Mike! Any chance of a video on whether you should do accessory exercises and cardio while deloading? Can you go to failure on , for instance, calf raises or bicep curls?
No direct video any time soon, but I will say this here: don't do anything hard on deload. Some cardio is ok, but going to failure on stuff doesn't help reduce fatigue. It's better to go hard in accumulation and go easy on deload. - Dr. Mike
No way this is “close to failure” style. You’re not gonna tell me this isn’t an ultra failure with no reps in reserve workout. Absolutely love it, i’m gonna be sore for a week with this 👍🏻
I tell you what though, in my experience, if you do this type of training with low to moderate weight, you don’t get super sore. When I used to train heavy with looser form I used to get very sore, too sore, and my joints and tendons were always inflamed. Once I switched to this about a year ago I can hit them more frequently, get better pumps and my arms have grown and my biceps are way more vascular! I actually have bicep hose veins most days, especially when training and I’ve been lifting for decades! I never would’ve believed it possible!
So glad you took a second to mention the weight on the incline dumbbell curls! Even when I’m fresh I do those with 25s and they KILL my biceps finishing on 15s or 20s.
Real shit I'm 25 and I've used gear and I look a decade younger. I hear some of the changes in appearance revert afterwards tho, so some of it may not be permanent
Interesting form on the BB tricep extensions at the start. I would consider the JM press, how many people do it, to be 50/50 in terms of extension to press. The form you demonstrate seems to skew it say 70/30, with just enough press to mitigate the dodgy position of the elbow at the bottom
Definitely JM presses. I wonder how many people are familiar Johnmark Blakely from the powerlifting world though? Probably just easier to call them a skullcrusher variation or in this case, chin crusher.😉
What's recovery like after a workout like this? Are you supposed to go back and hit arms again 2 days later?. I feel like it would take me 2 weeks to recover from this. I'm usualy training 4 times a week
Another comment on the skullcrushers! 95lbs using this form was a hell of a challenge for this dude with THOSE arms. Would it be fair to say that even the average gym goer should start off with literally only 30kg or so?
Watching this while knowing that i have mild tendonitis in my right arm by doing just 3 sets of cable wrist curls 2 days ago makes be a tiny tiny bit jealous, thank godness i took an active rest and that today is leg day. Tommorow is the back day tho, so it better heal by then otherwise it's not gonna end well.
My elbows never agreed with a BB skullcrusher with the bar at my forehead or above / behind my head. But... doing them to somewhere between the chin and nose feels great (ez bar with a thumbless grip is my favorite). My elbows click a little bit, and I can tell they're worked pretty good after 4 sets...but they don't bother me at all. 💪
Not really. The biceps are just hitting your chest. That's why they feel tighter at the top. Make no difference. I love Dr. Mike but that one is bullshit.
Another tip he gave is to bring the Elbows down as in toward the feet about an inch or so before bending the elbows . This seems to alleviate a bit of the shearing forces . Has helped me tremendously in the 5 triceps workouts since😊 I saw the video . Time will tell
I'm wondering if I could swap the db supported push ups with controlled assisted dips...because of a bad right shoulder I can't do deep stretching push ups like this. Even full body weight dips hurt but assisted dips aren't as bad. These myo sets workouts are insane. I've tried both his shoulder and arm routines using minimal weights and have been sore for days on end. Just in the last few weeks ppl at work keep asking me what I'm doing other than the gym, as in gear lmao
